Records of the Army Staff. 1903 - 2009. Official Military Personnel Files. 1912 - 1998. General Court Martial Orders Number 130, Headquarters XXII Corps

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Records of the Army Staff. 1903 - 2009. Official Military Personnel Files. 1912 - 1998. General Court Martial Orders Number 130, Headquarters XXII Corps

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This item contains a general court-martial order number 130, Headquarters XXIII Corps, from the official military personnel file of Jack "Jackie" R. Robinson. The order addresses his disrespect to an officer and disobeying the command of an officer.

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Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972

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Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. When the Dodgers signed Robinson, they heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball that had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s. R...